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April 27, 2011 6:13 PM

National Sports Development Bill to be tabled in monsoon session

Union minister for Sports and Youth Affairs, Ajay Maakan has said that the National Sports Development Bill will be tabled in the Monsoon session of Parliament. The objective of this bill is to bring transparency in sports related matters in the country. Talking to reporters in Gwalior on Wednesday,...

April 27, 2011 1:27 PM

BCCI increases prize money for Indian WC winning players

Amid speculation that Indian cricketers are unhappy with the prize money announced for their World Cup triumph, the BCCI on Wednesday increased it from Rs one crore to Rs two crore each. The BCCI, in its working committee meeting in Mumbai, decided to increase the incentive to Rs two crore per playe...

April 27, 2011 12:54 PM

BCCI appoints Duncan Fletcher as India's Cricket Coach

Duncan Fletcher was today appointed India's Cricket Coach. The 62-year old Zimbabwean, who coached England from 1999 to 2007, will take over the job for a two-year period. The decision to appoint Fletcher, whose name was doing the rounds as a possible successor to Gary Kirsten, was taken at...

April 27, 2011 11:52 AM

Royal Challengers Bangalore defeat Delhi Daredevils by three wickets

In the Indian Premier League cricket, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Delhi Daredevils by three wickets at Feroz Shah Kotla ground in New Delhi on Tuesday night. Delhi Daredevils scored 160 for six in 20 overs. In their reply Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 161 for 7 in 19.3 overs. Virat Koh...

April 26, 2011 7:28 PM

Seven Indians enter main draw of Indian Open

As many as seven Indians, including Olympian Anup Sridhar have reached the main draw of the Indian Open Super Series badminton tournament that began at the Siri Fort sport complex in New Delhi on Tuesday. Anup, Sai Praneeth, HS Prannoy and Sourabh Verma notched up contrasting wins to reach the main ...

April 26, 2011 2:02 PM

Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Mr. Ajay Maken, on Monday visited stadia of Sports Authority of India (SAI) in New Delhi to oversee the registration of public under the "Come and Play Scheme". The registration process under the scheme started on Monday in all ...

April 26, 2011 12:14 PM

IPL 4: DD take on RCB at Feroze Shah Kotla in Delhi

In today's encounter at the ongoing Indian Premier League, Delhi Daredevils will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore at Feroze Shah Kotla Ground in Delhi. The match is slated to begin at 8 pm.Earlier yesterday, Chennai Super Kings beat Pune Warriors by 25 runs at Chepauk stadium in Chennai....

April 26, 2011 9:42 AM

India's first Open Super Series badminton tournament begins today

The Indian Open Super Series badminton tournament begins at the Siri Fort sports complex in New Delhi today. It is the first super series event in the country and many world class shuttlers like Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia and Tine Baun of Denmark are taking part in it. Ho...

April 25, 2011 9:35 PM

IPL4: Pune Warriors elect to bowl against Chennai Super Kings

In Monday's IPL cricket match in Chennai, Pune Warriors have elected to bowl after winning the toss against Chennai Super Kings.Both the teams have so far collected four points each. However, the Chennai team have played five games, while the Pune team have completed only four of their fixt...

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